This is fluff. While I wish her well in life after electoral politics, what Gov. Palin says simply does not matter.

10:23 am April 3, 2012

Matt wrote:

In these highlights from Palin's appearance on the Today Show, she pretends to read newspapers and jokes about Tina Fey:http://gtcha.me/HcMZwD

10:23 am April 3, 2012

Sonny wrote:

The shooting at Oikos University yesterday was caused by a person who was unemployed, deeply in debt and had two recent deaths in his immediate family. Had there been a job program, health care and financial aid, several people would be alive today. Should we say that the Republicans who shot down these programs are responsible for these unnecessary killings?

10:40 am April 3, 2012

Jim wrote:

Sorry, but no. That is no excuse, sad as his situation might have been. The innocent dead did not cause his misfortune, but he certainly was the agent of theirs. The NRA bears more responsibility for the conditions that eased their deaths, but the ultimate culprit is the coward who chose this very American method of protest.

10:42 am April 3, 2012

james wrote:

Seriously Palin has lost any credibility as a political figure after today but maybe she can do a talk show
with Katie Couric!

10:42 am April 3, 2012

james wrote:

Seriously Palin has lost any credibility as a political figure after today but maybe she can do a talk show
with Katie Couric!

10:51 am April 3, 2012

Anonymous wrote:

"Today" should have given Sarah a bunch of puff pieces to do, commensurate with her intellectual heft.

10:59 am April 3, 2012

@10:51 wrote:

This IS a puff piece--just asking her what she thinks about the ongoing primary is not exactly soliciting meaningful political analysis.

11:10 am April 3, 2012

Sammy wrote:

In the 1950s, one of the regulars on TODAY was J. Fred Muggs, a monkey.

11:49 am April 3, 2012

lois eisenberg wrote:

Sarah it is truly anybody but you, as it has shown seen the 2008 election out come !! 'Thank G-D'
How do you like that for "Hope and Change? "

11:54 am April 3, 2012

tomintexas wrote:

Yep, and Palin contributed about as much to the intellectual level of Today as did J.Fred Muggs - and at least Muggs was entertaining.

2:00 pm April 3, 2012

Peter Warren wrote:

There was one reason and one reason alone that Sarah Palin ever made it beyond the complete obscurity of Alaskan state politics: Hillary Clinton lost the 2008 primary to Barack Obama.

The Republicans knew that the economy was losing between a half million and a millions jobs *every month*; that the housing, financial services, and automobile industries were in a state of complete collapse; and Americans were sick to death of war and death.

The party threw a Hail Mary . . . put an unvetted but moderately charismatic woman on the ticket as the candidate for vice president. Strategically, it was actually a good idea, with a serious potential to pick up votes from independents and Democrats that were extremely disappointed when Hillary Clinton failed to win the nomination for president.

The key failure of the plan lies squarely in the word 'unvetted'. Perhaps if she had been well spoken, rational, and knowledgeable about international affairs; her extremely sketchy educational background wouldn't have become an issue. The fact that she had and, in fact, still has an uncanny ability to put both feet in her mouth at once, was too reminiscent of GW Bush's inability to successfully navigate words longer than two syllables.

Sarah Palin exceeded her Peter Principal level of competency while still governor of Alaska. Fox News is more her speed.

2:56 pm April 3, 2012

Anonymous wrote:

HBO's "Game Change" is actually quite well done and even-handed. Actually makes Palin more personally likeable than you might think.

3:42 pm April 3, 2012

Even you, Sarah? wrote:

It seems the Republican party is ready to abandon any pretense of conservative values, and support the most liberal candidate. The Tea Party appears to be in its last days.

4:18 pm April 3, 2012

Say What wrote:

Does America care to listen to the Bobblehead in High Heels any more?

4:47 pm April 3, 2012

Amused wrote:

Sarah gets a gig in the lamestream media. How rich is that?

No wonder she is ridiculed by anyone with two brain cells to rub together.

5:22 pm April 3, 2012

just-hope wrote:

Sarah gives the Republican nominee to hire her as vice president. What a loser!

5:26 pm April 3, 2012

just-hope wrote:

of course Palin has to say that in order to get a job with the republican nominee. she is one of many clowns that the Republican party has.

1:24 am April 4, 2012

Arshad Sherif, M.A., M.Ed. wrote:

Not too long ago there was so much talk about Sarah Palin running for president. But she never threw her hat in the race. Not really sure why. Maybe she's making so much money at Fox. And she has so much else going for her. So many ways for her to make money. She has become a brand. And she is cashing in. It seems that money is more important to her than ambition. Not an ambitious woman at all, it seems. Probably doesn't take that much ambition to become Governor of Alaska. But she definitely has appeal. Not sure if it is purely sex appeal. I think it is more feminine charm. Both men and women enjoy listening to her. She is easy listening. You have an "Easy Listening" branch in the musical realm and Sarah Palin is easy listening in the world of political commentary. She doesn't make any demands on her listeners. Not a heavyweight. A lightweight. Easy listening.

But she doesn't appear to be easy at all. I am using "easy" now in the sense a guy would use the term when he talks about a chick. She is not one who will jump into bed right away. She never gives that impression at all. No one ever thinks of her as a loose woman. You never get that from her at all. In fact, the opposite. She always comes across as near impossible. It always seems like she is telling us, "Don't even think about it." She will never go for it. But I have no doubt that many men look at her sexually. And we can be sure that more than a handful have fantasized about her. We can never be sure how many exactly. But whatever the number, her daughter, Bristol, can match it. Very likely exceed it. And not by a small amount. But by the gallon. As in a gallon of milk.

5:17 pm April 4, 2012

Sal wrote:

I read an article awhile back from someone named Sherry Tomfeld and this is how she described Sarah Palin: "She is not an "elite" politician, she reminds people of the gal next door. She is someone who talks to people, not down to people. She listens to Americans, and she knows what they want from their government. She scares both democrats and moderate republicans and does not fit the mold for either party". After reading the disgusting comments, I can safely assume you folks like the way things are in our country.

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